HP Reaffirms Its Commitment to China
BEIJING, China – HP announced a series of new initiatives designed to accelerate growth and investment in China and to deliver seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world.
HP investments in cloud computing, systems research and development, technology infrastructure transformation projects and social media platforms will expand the company’s presence in China’s largest cities and accelerate its growth in the Chinese market. The programs align with China’s priorities and HP’s growth plans announced earlier this year.
At a gathering of Chinese journalists and industry analysts in Beijing, Apotheker discussed the role technology can play in meeting China’s goals and made a series of announcements that underpin HP’s commitment to China:
- HP opened the doors to its first HP Cloud Executive Briefing Center in Tianjin to provide customers in China and the region with hands-on experience in building, enabling and operating HP-led cloud environments. The center gives customers an opportunity to create a blueprint for a seamless, secure, context-aware cloud environment, whether it is private, public or hybrid, that makes most economic, operational and business sense.
- To tap into the strong engineering talent in Beijing, HP will open a new center dedicated to driving system innovation. The Enterprise Servers Storage and Networking Research and Development Center will serve as a global hub for networking and information analytics research. The center, which is actively recruiting engineers and will open by the end of the year, expands HP’s R&D presence in China, which includes HP Labs Beijing and H3C’s R&D team.
- HP will expand its presence and investments in Shanghai with additional manufacturing facilities, the consolidation of its existing employee sites into one multipurpose, state-of-the-art campus and the establishment of a China regional headquarters for the Personal Systems Group in Shanghai.
- In support of China’s 12th five-year plan, HP will collaborate with major cities, including Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, to tackle complex infrastructure, energy and healthcare issues. HP will use its broad portfolio of solutions and services to transform China’s technology infrastructure into sustainable, energy-efficient, cloud-based systems that are equipped to accommodate the country’s rapid growth.
- In Chongqing, HP announced it would donate 1,000 HP PCs in support of the city’s rural development efforts. The company also committed to donating an additional 10,000 PCs nationwide to rural community projects to help bridge the digital divide. HP PCs will go to schools, hospitals and communities in need of basic technology to communicate, teach, learn and treat.
- As communicated in March, one of HP’s key priorities will be to deliver innovative market-specific solutions to customers in key markets such as China. To achieve this, HP announced in mid-June that Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, will lead cross-business initiatives focused on expanding HP’s market share in China. Additionally, Steve Gill was appointed managing director and vice president of Global Sales for HP China on June 20.
- To drive more effective and open, two-way communication with its customers and the media in China, HP launched the HP China Official Blog and a number of HP branded online channels. With more than 450 million people online, 64 percent of whom participate in blogging, China has one of the world’s most vibrant social media communities. The HP China blog and online channels give HP an important platform for engaging in dialogue with people about topics that matter to them. The HP China blog also will be a source of updates on local HP news and activities.
HP opened its operation in China in 1985, one of the first international technology companies to do so. Twenty-six years on, HP China now operates nine regional offices, does business in more than 600 cities and has 10,000 channel partners. More than 7,000 retail stores across 689 cities and 2,000 counties carry HP products. Serving the needs of local and global customers, HP has seven global facilities in China and a strong R&D footprint with more than 3,000 pending and granted Chinese patents.